Things to Do
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Explore all the glories the Highlands have to offer, or enjoy activities on the estate itself
Given Achnagairn’s fantastic location in the heart of the Highlands, it will come as no surprise that there is a whole wealth of things to do in the nearby area.
Anything from hiking, cycling, whisky trails and cruises down Loch Ness can be enjoyed with Achnagairn as your base, and beautiful sights like Glen Affric, Urquhart Castle, the Caledonian Canal and three Championship Golf courses lie within a 45-minute drive.
We would also be delighted to organise activities for you if you are staying with a group, right on the estate itself. From archery, to Highland Games, intimate whisky tastings, or even helicopter tours of Loch Ness the finest Highland activities can be enjoyed from your accommodation.
For fans of the television series Outlander, Achnagairn is the ideal base to explore the sites visited by Jamie and Claire in Inverness. From Culloden Battlefield, to Wardlaw Mausoleum, their world is right on our doorstep.
A taste of the surrounding area
You can find out whether Nessie really does exist with boat trips along Loch Ness with Jacobite cruises.
Only 7 miles away from the estate, you can visit Glen Ord Distillery, located in Muir of Ord, the home of Singleton. It is the only remaining single malt Scotch whisky distillery on the Black Isle, where visitors can expect a range of different tour and tasting options.
If you are interested in fly fishing, TroutQuest has a base just off the Black Isle to provide custom guided fly fishing excursions for individuals and small groups of anglers throughout the counties of Ross-shire, Sutherland and Caithness.
If you are interested in wildlife watching, the sea around the Black Isle is nowadays world famous for its dolphin spotting opportunities. Fortrose has a mile long peninsula jutting out into the sea from the town itself called Chanonry Point, and from the beach in front of the Lighthouse you can often see the local dolphins hunting salmon a few metres away in the fast, deep and turbulent water around the very tip of the Point on a rising or flooding tide.